Etymology

entity

en·ti·ty
E1N1T1I1T1Y4

Today it means: That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form. Full definition →

Medieval Latin entitās ← Latin ēns ← Old Latin esum
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entity · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  5. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  6. Old Latinesum
  7. Latinsumbf.
  8. Latinēns
  9. Medieval Latinentitās
  10. English todayentity

From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.

Entity · proper noun2

  1. Italian · calque ofl'Entità
  2. English todayEntity

* (Vatican intelligence): Translation of Italian l'Entità. * (Israel): Ellipsis of Zionist entity.

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